How One School District Transformed by Speaking the Truth

When Michelle Curry, the superintendent of Orting School District, moved from a school district with 43,000 students to a rural community with 2,300 students in four schools, she brought Fierce Conversations training with her. “Fierce is a game changer,” said Curry. “I saw it work in an urban setting, and I knew it would work here.”

As the new superintendent, she had a few non-negotiables: “I was committed to being a learner, an advocate, and a collaborator, and I was going to speak my truth and help others to speak theirs.”

Since that time, things have changed drastically. “We flipped the district, and we attribute it to Fierce,” said Curry. “We made 83% gains in math in our high school, and our high school has received an award of distinction for three years in a row.”

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